Newa cuisine (also referred to as ''Newar'' cuisine) is a subset of

Nepalese cuisine Nepali cuisine comprises a variety of cuisines based upon ethnicity, alluvial soil and climate relating to Nepal's cultural diversity and geography. '' Dal-bhat-tarkari'' ( ne, दाल भात तरकारी) is eaten throughout Nepal ...

that has developed over centuries among the

Newar Newar (; new, नेवार, endonym: Newa; new, नेवा, Pracalit script:) or Nepami, are the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisat ...

s of

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(Kathmandu is called ''Yen'' in

Nepal Bhasa Newar (), or Newari and known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nep ...

) in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

. Newa cuisine is the most celebrated food variety in the country that consists of over 200 dishes. It is more elaborate than most

s because the

Kathmandu Valley The Kathmandu Valley ( ne, काठमाडौं उपत्यका; also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley ( ne, नेपाः उपत्यका, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः)), ...

has exceptionally fertile

alluvial Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. ...

soil and enough wealthy households to make growing produce more profitable than cultivating rice and other staples. Food is the integral part of Newar culture. Different kind of foods are prepared for different occasions, considering the climate and nutritional needs for body. Newars are renowned for their sumptuous feasting. Dishes served during feasts and festivals have symbolic significance.

Lunch and dinner

*Jā (boiled rice)

Meat dishes

*Choila (ground buffalo meat) *Pālulā (buffalo meat and ginger curry) *Senlāmu (raw ground buffalo liver seasoned with spices) Garcha

Vegetable dishes

*Tarkāri (vegetable curry) *Wāunchā (green vegetables) *Tukan:chā *Palācha *Shākechā *Chōlechā

Soups

*Ken (lentil soup) *Simi (beans) *Mi (fenugreek) *Aai ka (leftover rice after preparing rice beer) *Choohon (''tama'' in Nepali) (bamboo shoot)

Relishes

*losa (relish)

Lunch

* Baji (beaten rice) * Chatānmari (rice flour crepe) *Chhusyā (parched wheat) *Gophuki (puffed rice) * Gwaramari (deep-fried dough) *Hājā (

steamed rice Cooked rice refers to rice that has been cooked either by steaming or boiling. The terms steamed rice or boiled rice are also commonly used. Any variant of Asian rice (both Indica and Japonica varieties), African rice or wild rice, glutinous ...

) *Jākimari (rice flour pancake) *Kani (

popcorn Popcorn (also called popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names also refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion. A popcorn kernel's strong hull contains the se ...

) *Kheyn wo (fried egg) *Musyā (roasted soybean) *Sukulā (dried meat) *Wo (fried lentil cake) *Bara (fried lentil cake with a hole like a donut)

Feast foods

Meat dishes

*Dāyekālā (buffalo meat curry) *Dugulā (goat meat curry) *Heynlā (duck curry) *Bandella (wild boar meat) *Changrala (mountain goat meat) *Khasilā (gelded goat meat) *Nyā (fish curry) *Sanya (small fish) *Chohi (steamed buffalo blood) *Janlā (marinated diced with skin raw meat) * Kachilā (marinated raw minced buffalo meat) *Khāyālā (chicken curry) *Me (buffalo tongue boiled, sliced and fried) *Pangra *Nhyapu (brains boiled, sliced and fried) *Nyāpukā (fried fish) * Pukālā (fried meat intestine, e.g. liver, heart etc.) * Sanyā-khunā (spicy jellied fish soup) * Sapu mhichā (leaf

tripe Tripe is a type of edible lining from the stomachs of various farm animals. Most tripe is from cattle, pigs and sheep. Types of tripe Beef tripe Beef tripe is made from the muscle wall (the interior mucosal lining is removed) of a cow's ...

bag stuffed with bone marrow) * Swan pukā (goat lungs filled with batter and boiled, sliced and fried) *Takhā (jellied buffalo meat curry)

Vegetable dishes

*Buba kwā (beans curry) *Chhon kwā (curry of bamboo shoots and potato) * Kwāti (soup made of nine types of sprouted beans) *Mee kwā (curry of fenugreek seeds) *Pancha kwā (mixed vegetable curry of bamboo shoots, potato, dried mushroom, dried radish and blackeyed pea)

Soups

*Bullā or ka kwā (soup made of the dregs of rice beer, diced spleen and other meats, bone marrow and bone) *Chhyāllā (soup made of shredded pickled radish and diced variety meats) *Pāun kwā (sour soup of Himalayan hog plum)

Festival foods

*Samaybaji (set of beaten rice, roasted meat, vegetables, cowpea, soybean and ginger) *Syābaji (parched rice)

Meat dishes

* Chhoylā (either boiled or smoked, sliced and marinated buffalo meat) *Ghalmal (mixed curry of diced lentil cake, green vegetables and leftover meat seasoned with Nepal pepper) *Hāku Chhoylā (roasted, diced and marinated buffalo meat) * Momochā (dumplings filled with minced buffalo or chicken meat)* *Kunyā (smoked fish)

Vegetable dishes

*Chākuhi (boiled sweet potato) *Hāku Musyā (roasted black soybean mixed with oil and salt) *Lābhā (chopped garlic greens mixed with spices) *Pālu (diced raw ginger)

Salads

*''Kaywu'' (soaked field pea and garden pea) *''Lain'' (sliced

radish The radish (''Raphanus raphanistrum'' subsp. ''sativus'') is an edible root vegetable of the family Brassicaceae that was domesticated in Asia prior to Roman times. Radishes are grown and consumed throughout the world, being mostly eaten raw ...

) *''Tusi'' (sliced

cucumber Cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears usually cylindrical fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables. * Aylā (liquor) * Arak (rice beer) * kaar-Thwon (brown beer) * hyam-Thwon (red beer)

Utensils

Newars cook, store and serve food and beverages in containers and utensils made of gold, silver, copper, brass, iron, clay pottery, dried rice stalks, corn leaves and leaves of certain trees sewn together with toothpicks to make plates and bowls. Food is eaten with bare hands. It is customary to wash hands before and after a meal. *Anti (alcohol jar) *Bātā (basin) *Chupi (knife) *Dhampo (water pot) *Hāsā (round winnowing tray) *Karuwā (water jug) *Kholā (bowl) *Sali (small clay bowl) *Somā (earthen wine pitcher)

References

External links

* http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/detail.php?article_id=14534&cat_id=10 * http://www.nepalitimes.com/issue/2003/08/29/Leisure/3918 * http://www.weallnepali.com/recipe/newari-food * http://www.gfcookingclub.com/tag/newari-food/ * https://www.slowfood.com/worldfood-momo-nepals-most-popular-food/#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20momo%20in,in%20the%20late%20fifteenth%20century. {{DEFAULTSORT:Newa Cuisine * *

Lunch and dinner

Meat dishes

Vegetable dishes

Soups

Relishes

Lunch

Feast foods

Meat dishes

Vegetable dishes

Soups

Festival foods

Meat dishes

Vegetable dishes

Salads

Utensils

See also

References

External links